Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-28
ENGLAND AND IRBLASD.
An address From the President OF the National
League on the situation.

IN AuuTSsS nO EveuuOut u Suc NouOu1l l
League on the Situation.
The following address was sent out from
Lincoln, Nebrssks, on Saturday by the pres
ident OF the Irish National Lssgue:
"To the American public and to the Irish
men of America The corporation Of Dublin,
the metropolitan city OF Ireland, has appealed
to the Christian world for the protests OF
humanity against the further persecution Of
the Irish people by the British government |
and England when the laws OF God and the |
dictates OF humanity have become superior to
every ruling OF international etiquette, and
demand from the morality OF the world .
stern deuuncation OF the course about TO be
pursued by the Tory government against
the Irish people.
The voice OF America, at all events,
should not be silent, when additional out.
secuted nation. The British statesman, tho
now champions policy of justice to Ireland
aud condemns coercion by the Tory govern.
ment as alike cruel and impolitic, did not
hesitate TO denounce q similar oppression by
the Turks in Bulgaria. Are the Irish less to
America than the Bulgarisns were to Eng
land that Americans should hesitate to inter-
fere in Ireland's behalf agsinst the cruelties
OF the British government? The Irish peo-
pie have exhaused every means OF moral and
constitutional agitation to recover thoir just
aud legitimate social and political rights The
voice OF Scotland and OF Wales and Of the
mass of the English democracy has sanctioned
the efforts OF Ireland and proclaimed the JUS
tice Of her causa Gladstone, Morley, La
bouchere and every English leader worthy the
name of statemen have proclaimed them
selves advocates OF lreland's claims to lesis
lative Independence 1t Is no longer the
English people who oppose the restoration
OF Ireland's liberties but the aristocrscy of
robbers who have throttled alike both Britain
and Ireland, and have fsttened for genera.
tions on public plunder, with the proceeds OF
which they can use the lever OF corruption to
life themselves into power and maintain
themselv YES therein. The cause of Ireland IL
the cause OF the British democracy, and to
thiA fact may we attribute the bitter and un-
relenting opposition OF the British Tories.
The Irish do not pretend to fight against the
English people, but against the oppressors Of
both. In this struggle the rish have done all
that morality can deman from an oppressed
nation, and now, a last effort, they ask the
interference Of the Christian world to prevent
| their destruction.
As president OF the Irish National League
| OF America, the representative body OF the
| Irish race upon this continent, re-echo that
appeal. l ask the American press and people
| to paas their verdict on the treatment now
being neted out to the Irish people by .
heartless and venom-blinded Tory govern.
ment Let them say boldly now II the Irish
have not displayed all the forbesrsn that
human nature is c,pable OF in their passive
resistance to such inhuman laws as those to
which the British government would force
them to submit There 10 no law, human or
divine, that compsls nation TO passively
accept snnihilation, and II those British Tories
are permitted to heap additional wrongs on
the Irish people despair will nerve the Irish
| to active resistance and wild retaliation. The
very deer will turn on its pursuer when
driven 10 bay, and II nothing viii satisfy the
British government but the destruction OF the
Irish people Ireland will be justified before
God and man in selling her life ct the heaviest
price she can obtain, aud In using every
weapon the ingenuity OF man can pisce
within % her reach reach. ! ask the justice and nd
to prevent this terrible consummstiou
OF British crime aud misgovsrnment Let the
condemnation Of the British government
policy in Ireland ring from every community
fearless press OF America 10 sustain the
efforts OF Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Gladstone te
insugurste policy OF justice and liberty in
opposition to the tyranny OF Lord Salisbury
America, and address myself to those OF
our blood whom God has blessed with sbund
ance to come forward and share In the bur.
dens and sacrifices OF their people. No rank
nor power can justify any man in refusing tc
identify himself with the racs TO which hs
belongs, and the man who thus shirks his
| duty deserves the contempt OF his fellow
| men. With the fullest confidence In theiI
vsr.failiDg fidelity To Ireland, call again
upon the masses OF the Irish racs In America
|
| 10 often extended toward their struggling
brethren In Ireland.
Mr.. Parneli says the immediate future will
he time OF suffering to the Irish people
With Gods help the time will not be- long
but long or shost, lrishmen must perish fOI
want OF lrish.Amsrican support, and nc
lrish.American il 30 poor that by selt-ssc
rihcs he cannot contribute his mite to the
Irish cause. / advise the officers OF the
League 10 make redoubled efforts TO increase
It's membership Every man OF Irish blood
In the United States and Canada should be
enrolled in the League wherever IL 10 pos.
siole, and steps should be Immediately taken
to reorgsnize disbsnded branches and estsb.
lish new onea To those OF our people living
on farms too remote from each other 70 form
branches OF the League will say that Rev.
DR.. O'Reilly, Detroit Mich, will receive
their subscriptions, be they great or small
and promptly sck nOwl ledge the same in the
public press. They have every Oppor
iunlty, therefore, 10 share in lreland'i
struggle and should lose no time In sending
In their names and such contributions u
their u ems will permit.
In this crisis also ask the assistance and
support OF the lriah. American press for the
Irish National League. Let IA have oul
| grand effective equalization. with one hear
and yoicA pledged TO sustain M. Parnell and